SEATTLE -- Doug Fister provided the pitching, Miguel Cabrera the power. Thanks in part to those two, the Detroit Tigers are now all alone in first place.

Fister pitched extremely well for seven innings and Miguel Cabrera homered and knocked in four runs Tuesday night as the Tigers earned a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

With the victory, the Tigers took over sole possession of first place in the division for the first time this season. The Tigers and Kansas City Royals had been tied for first for the previous three days before the Royals lost and the Tigers won Tuesday night.

The win over the Mariners was the third consecutive victory for the Tigers.

Fister retired the first 10 batters he faced in the game before Kyle Seager doubled to the wall in center with one out in the fourth. The Mariners scored two runs in the fourth inning, but Fister retired the side in order in the first, second, third, fifth and sixth innings.

Cabrera had an RBI single in the first inning, a two-run home run in the fifth and an RBI single in the seventh.

KEY TO THE GAMEExcept for a blip in the fourth inning, when the Mariners scored two runs, Fister was dominant. The right-hander struggled with his command during spring training but was back to his old self against his former team. He allowed four Mariners to reach base in a stretch of five batters in the fourth inning. Other than that, he allowed just one runner to reach base: Justin Smoak on a one-out single in the seventh.

TIGERS' HIGHLIGHTS-- Austin Jackson led the American League in triples last season and has gotten off to a great start in 2013. But his stand-up triple to lead off the game was his first triple of the 2013 season. Two batters later, Miguel Cabrera smoked an 0-2 pitch from right-hander Aaron Harang into left field to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead.

-- Victor Martinez doubled off the wall in right-center to lead off the fourth inning for his first extra-base hit of the season. He entered the game hitting .146 (6-for-41) with six singles. He finished the game with a season-high three hits and raised his average to .200.

-- The Tigers retook the lead in the fifth inning with a two-out rally. Torii Hunter singled and Cabrera followed with a two-run home run to right-center. That gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead and gave Cabrera three RBI s for the night.

-- The Tigers scored to give themselves a bit of breathing room in the seventh inning. Austin Jackson singled with one out and stole second as Hunter struck out for the second out of the inning. Cabrera followed with a single to left field to drive in Jackson to make it 4-2.

-- The Tigers nearly squandered a golden opportunity in the eighth inning after having runners on second and third with no outs. After Alex Avila struck out, the Mariners intentionally walked Omar Infante to load the bases. Matt Tuiasosopo pinch-hit for Don Kelly against his former team but struck out for the second out of the inning. Jackson then fell behind 0-2 before fouling off three consecutive pitches and battling back for a walk that drove in a run to make it 5-2. Yoervis Medina then entered the game for his major-league debut and walked Torii Hunter to make it 6-2.

TIGERS' LOWLIGHTS-- The first 10 Mariners went down in order. The next three reached base on hard-hit balls. After Seager doubled to center with one out in the fourth, Kendrys Morales doubled to the gap in right-center to tie the game at 1-1. Michael Morse followed with a single to center, and Morales scored as the throw home from Jackson was up the line toward first. That gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead.

-- Tigers hitters combined for 16 strikeouts. Prince Fielder went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Jhonny Peralta and Avila each struck out three times.

-- Cabrera struck out looking with the bases still loaded to end the eighth. It was the first out recorded by Medina in the majors.

OTHER GAME NOTES-- Jackson has reached base in all 13 games this season and has scored at least one run in 11 of those games. He led the American League in runs coming into the game with 17. That total matched Charlie Gehringer for most runs scored in the first 12 games of a season for a Tigers player since at least 1921.

-- Torii Hunter singled in the third inning to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. He has at least one hit in all but one game this season.

-- Fister allowed two runs on four hits and one walk. He struck out five. He threw 107 pitches, 71 for strikes, and lowered his ERA to 2.70.

-- The final pitching line for Harang: 5IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 5SO. He threw 95 pitches, 68 for strikes.

-- Former Tigers pitcher Charlie Furbush entered the game in relief of Harang. He struck out three and allowed on hit in 1 1/3 innings pitched. Furbush was a part of the trade in 2011 that brought Fister to the Tigers from the Mariners.

-- Since the Tigers and Mariners had an off-day Monday, players from both teams wore No. 42 jerseys in honor of Jackie Robinson Day.